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Detroit Tigers to Retire Number of Hall of Fame Manager This Summer

It's about to be a very busy summer for former Detroit Tigers' manager Jim Leyland, who is now set to have his number retired by the organization.
Brady Farkas|
Tigers manager Jim Leyland hugs pitcher Phil Coke after winning Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees at Comerica Park in Detroit on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. KIRTHMON F. DOZIER/Detroit Free Press
Tigers manager Jim Leyland hugs pitcher Phil Coke after winning Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees at Comerica Park in Detroit on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. KIRTHMON F. DOZIER/Detroit Free Press | KIRTHMON F. DOZIER / USA TODAY NETWORK

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It's about to be a very busy summer for former major league manager Jim Leyland.

Leyland is set to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July, and then will join the Pittsburgh Pirates' Hall of Fame in August.

Furthermore, the Detroit Tigers' announced on Monday that they are going to retire his number, also in August.

Following his induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July, legendary manager Jim Leyland will be bestowed one of the club’s highest honors. On Saturday, August 3 at Comerica Park, the skipper’s #10 will become the 10th number retired in Tigers history.

Worn by one of the most successful managers in franchise history, Leyland’s #10 will become the second number of a manager to be retired by the club, joining Sparky Anderson, who’s #11 was retired by the organization in 2011. Leyland is one of three managers in Tigers history to win over 700 games with Detroit, and the only manager to lead the Tigers to postseason berths four times in his career.

Leyland managed 22 years with the Pirates, Tigers, Marlins and Rockies, leading the Marlins to the 1997 World Series championship. With the Tigers, he spent eight seasons, and he won two AL pennants (2006 and 2012).

He won 93 games or more in three separate seasons with Detroit. including 95 twice. Lifetime, he's 1769-1728.

In addition to managing at the big league level, Leyland has also been the manager for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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